Firefly vs Calamine
Where Firefly belongs to Behr's range, Calamine is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Firefly belongs to the beige-yellow family and Calamine to the pink-red family. Firefly (LRV 86) reflects noticeably more light than Calamine (LRV 68), a difference of 18 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Firefly runs yellow while Calamine is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 29.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Firefly vs Calamine in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Firefly and Calamine in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Firefly reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Calamine.
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Firefly vs Calamine Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Firefly on one side and Calamine on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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